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dmwpowers · 04-26-2008, 09:39 AM

I have an even stranger problem.

I bought a 16GB CF - SanDisk FAT32.

It works fine in the Iliad.
It works fine in my Laptop and PC (MFC) via their cardreaders.

The problem is that files in the root directory appear corrupted via Iliad USB.
That is characters are garbled - some okay, many rubbish or boxes.

I suspect there is not enough power and hence lots of bit errors.

If you don't write to the CF, but remove it and try it in a reader it is fine.
If you do write to the CF via Iliad USB it is fatal -

Whole folders are corrupted with similar garbage in filenames and files alike.
Files can't be deleted and the whole file system is compromised.
Sometimes I've managed to fix errors and continue for a bit
In the end I've had to reformat the disk and just avoid access via USB

I tried formatting as FAT and got a warning so went with FAT2 again.

dP

04-26-2008, 09:39 AM	#3
dmwpowers Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: iRex iLiad	SanDisk 16GB CF works for Iliad, via reader, but not via USB I have an even stranger problem. I bought a 16GB CF - SanDisk FAT32. It works fine in the Iliad. It works fine in my Laptop and PC (MFC) via their cardreaders. The problem is that files in the root directory appear corrupted via Iliad USB. That is characters are garbled - some okay, many rubbish or boxes. I suspect there is not enough power and hence lots of bit errors. If you don't write to the CF, but remove it and try it in a reader it is fine. If you do write to the CF via Iliad USB it is fatal - Whole folders are corrupted with similar garbage in filenames and files alike. Files can't be deleted and the whole file system is compromised. Sometimes I've managed to fix errors and continue for a bit In the end I've had to reformat the disk and just avoid access via USB I tried formatting as FAT and got a warning so went with FAT2 again. dP